Vinjakula – Magnificent panoramic view

Majestic Vinjakula is the highest peak in the Magma Geopark at 907 meters above sea level and offers a magnificent panoramic view in an exciting and wild gneiss landscape in the north-east of Bjerkreim on the border with Gjesdal.

You can climb Vinjakula both from Veen Gard and from Maudal. Be prepared for a rather demanding trip with some climbing up to the top. The reward is a fantastic view and the delicious feeling of having conquered a mountain. For more information, click here (ut.no).

Geology and nature

Vinjakula is located in an area of ​​the Magma Geopark which is dominated by the rock type gneiss.

Gneiss is a very old rock and when you get to the top, this old rock is clearly visible. The gneiss here has a striped appearance - called foliation. The gneiss was originally granite that was exposed to extreme pressure and transformed through this.

If you start your trip from Veen, you are on a lush end moraine consisting of loose masses that were left behind after the ice sheet melted approx. 12,000 years ago. Read more about the geology here.

Cultural history

At Maudal you will find animal graves which are believed to originate from the first people who settled on Eigerøy outside Egersund about 10,000 years ago. In the summer, these Stone Age people followed the waterways inland until they met the glacier. Here it was possible to hunt reindeer.

Category:
Active, Bjerkreim, Geopark, Magma Geopark Sites, Suggestions